Russia-EU Energy Disagreement
Depending on over 25% of energy from
Russia, the 25 EU nations are
unable to agree on how to demand
“predictability” in energy supply
while balancing values and economic
interests.<More>

Action to Increase Wheat Production
India has formulated an Action Plan
to increase production and
productivity of wheat by targeting
50% of wheat cultivation areas in
138 districts of Bihar, Uttar
Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab, Haryana, and West Bengal.<More>

Democracy, Politics and
Judiciary

SC Creamy Layer Definition
Introduced first in 1992 by the Supreme Court (SC), the creamy layer concept
was defined as those who were children of the elite of the Other Backward
Classes (OBC) and has now been extended to cover those who are in the
Scheduled Castes and Tribes too.<More>

SC Verdicts Cuts Up Political Plans
In far-reaching verdicts, the Supreme Court (SC) asked the Government for
“compelling reasons” for including particular castes that are entitled for
reservations and “quantifiable” data to retain those castes in the list has
created churn in the caste-politics.<More>

Environment, Health and Education

WHO Wants TB Program Sustainability
Wanting a more effective management of the tuberculosis
(TB) programs, the World Health Organization (WHO) said
that “financial sustainability and manageability” was
required in addition to mere funding.<More>

NHAI Plan to Tackle Highway HIV
Migrant population living along highways suffer higher
rates of HIV infection because of poor family support,
lack of healthcare, unsafe sex, easy access to brothels,
and lack of awareness but a new plan is being created to
specifically target this population.<More>

Terrorism, Defense, Security and Science &
Technology

ISI Subversion of Army
A few days after two soldiers were arrested on
charges of spying, Defense Minister Pranab
Mukherjee revealed that he is “deeply concerned
that there were spies in the army” but the
establishments has started initiatives “to
unravel the spy rings.”<More>

Army Plans Bunker & Fence Mending Along LoC
After foiling a spurt of infiltration bids along
the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu & Kashmir in
the last few days, the Army has set itself a
winter deadline to fix bunkers and
anti-infiltration fence damaged by the October
2005 earthquake.<More>

Mizo Insurgent Group Surrenders
After fighting a bush war for 9 years with the
Assam Rifles, about 800 activists of the Bru
Liberation Front of Mizoram (BLFM) surrendered
to in Tripura along with their fire arms and
grenades in exchange for a grant Rs. 40,000 to
each surrendered insurgent.<More>

Improved Climate Forecasting for Agri
Productivity
The Ministry of Earth Sciences is proposing a
new 5-year plan which will provide easily
available improved weather forecasting for
farmers in the hope that this will improve
agricultural productivity and therefore
positively impact economic growth.<More>

Navy plans joint exercises with U.S., Russia
In continuation of its policy to practice naval
skills and operate in the backyards of friendly
nations, the Indian Navy revealed plans to hold
exercises with the United States and Russia in
quick succession next year in the Pacific Ocean.<More>

Neighbors

Lankan Leaders Agree on MoU
Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapakse and Leader of the
Opposition Ranil Wickremesinghe seemed to have agreed on
the 6-point cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
on crucial issues facing the island nation.<More>

Afghan Violence Continues
The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)
said that its soldiers returned fire and killed 15
insurgents in the southern Zabul province of Afghanistan
but conceded that 2 of their vehicles were damaged in
the conflict but suffered no casualties.<More>

Malaysia Grants ‘Visa on Arrival’
Malaysia announce a “visa on arrival” for Indians
visiting Malaysia for tourism purposes entering the
nation from “six different points of entry” to “spur
intra-regional travel and bolster tourism” in a
“Hassle-free environment.” <More>

World

Russia Accuses US for NK Tests
Russia virtually accused the US of pushing
North Korea (NK) into a corner and provoked
their tests and called for more flexibility
from the Bush Administration for the
resumption of the 6-party talks.<More>

Sudan Expels UN Envoy over Blog
Looking for an excuse to rid the UN of its
soil to pursue its unholy war on innocent
ethnic Africans, Sudan expelled UN envoy for
authoring a blog that reported a serious
Sudanese army reversal in fighting
insurgents in Northern Darfur.<More>